as in personal
of, relating to, or belonging to a single person
the new teacher's idiomatic approach to dealing with special-needs students is already showing signs of success
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Recent Examples of idiomatic
What mattered was the freshness of the programming and the spark of the performances—above all, the sly, idiomatic singing of the soprano Melissa Wimbish.
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2026
Is this idiomatic for this language, or just one possible approach?
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Mar. 2026
Grieve wanted to make Proust more idiomatic and sound up-to-date.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Those posts often highlight the overconfident way the AI Overview frames its idiomatic explanations and occasional problems with the model confabulating sources that don't exist.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2026
Is this idiomatic for this language, or just one possible approach?
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Mar. 2026
Grieve wanted to make Proust more idiomatic and sound up-to-date.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Those posts often highlight the overconfident way the AI Overview frames its idiomatic explanations and occasional problems with the model confabulating sources that don't exist.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for idiomatic
Adjective
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Today, in the 2050s, quantum networks send information that protects our banks, power grids and personal identities.—
David Awschalom,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Beyond credit reports, certain services monitor other personal data that may be exposed in breaches or sold online.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Many artists within this tradition went from seeking to imitate the beauty of the world to expressing their subjective experience.—
Luis Parrales,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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Advocacy journalism is a form of news in which reporters take an unapologetically subjective stance (albeit factual) to advance a social or political goal.—
Karen McIntyre,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Movement data can also inform personalized exercise and therapy regimens to help people preserve mobility.—
Bryan T. Kelly,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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This allows staff to assist customers more efficiently without ever having to leave their side, resulting in a more seamless and personalized shopping experience.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Many Cubans have expressed concern on social media about how private entities that will care for the elderly will be chosen and who will decide which people are considered vulnerable enough to enter the centers.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated April 29,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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In addition to the impact on tip fees, Spino said Torrington could gain an additional $100,000 a year in tax revenues if the facility were to be sold to a private company.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Idiomatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idiomatic. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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